Guanine Nucleotides Directed Co-assembly with Pt-Complex for Tailored Chiroptical Properties and Multimodal Molecular Recognition

Abstract

Modulating co-assembly behavior via subtle structural difference in biomolecular partners holds great potential, yet remains underexplored. Here, we report an in-depth photophysical investigation revealing that guanine nucleotides (GMP, GDP, and GTP) direct the co-assembly of organoplatinum complex (A), where phosphate number controls the ribose–Pt(II) distance and yields distinct supramolecular structures with unique chiroptical properties. For the monophosphate guanine nucleotide GMP, the close distance between chiral unit and Pt (II) center enables efficient ground-state chiral induction and leading to enhanced circular dichroism (CD). While the diphosphate guanine nucleotide GDP adopts partially intercalated edge-associated geometry and enhanced photoluminescence (PL) efficiency by minimizing non-radiative transition through facilitating metallophilic interactions and restricting the rotational freedom. The triphosphate guanine nucleotide GTP gives rise to an asymmetrically organized assembly and the chiral ribose units are completely located outside the molecular layer, which leads to enhanced circularly polarized luminescence (CPL). The multimodal optical outputs enable specific recognition of GMP, GDP, and GTP, respectively, offering a multifunctional strategy for molecular discrimination based on optical multi-channel responses. By bridging molecular-scale electronic structure, spatial interaction sites, and supramolecular packing, this work highlights the underlying structure–function coupling that governs diverse optical outputs in these nucleotide-directed co-assemblies.